Bespoke & Innovations - Placement Year X2

BMW Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday per annum (pro rata)

Pension scheme

On-site restaurant subsidy

Advantages scheme

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood, invites two placement students to join from July 2027 in Bespoke & Innovations. You will assist in bringing client ideas to life, support the Bespoke Workshop & Studio teams, and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic automotive environment.

The role offers diverse responsibilities from day one, with mentors guiding you as you manage projects from concept through to implemented solutions and experience planning, production, and cross-functional interactions.

Qualifications

• Engineering-related degree required or pursuing
• Strong interest in mechanical/logical systems
• Ability to work independently within a team
• Take projects from concept to implemented solution

Responsibilities

• Assist Bespoke Workshop & Studio teams with day-to-day tasks
• Support detailed planning activities of the Interior Surface Centre
• Collaborate with engineers on new projects and processes
• Contribute to future projects to develop the business

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Independent working

Education

Engineering related degree

Job description

Woodshop Manufacturing Goodwood 04.10.2026

Bespoke & Innovations - Placement Year X2

START WITH WHAT INSPIRES YOU.

We believe in creating an environment where you, our placement student, can learn and develop during your time with us and where you are given your own areas of responsibility from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to show what you can really do.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is part of the BMW Group and its Goodwood manufacturing plant sits in the heart of the West Sussex countryside. The maxim of Sir Henry Royce, ‘take the best that exists and make it better’, permeates in everything we do at Rolls-Royce. As a student, you will have hands on experience from day one, gaining practical insights into the corporate operations of a world-class automotive manufacturer.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood – Bespoke & Innovations Intern - Placement Year (July 2027)

Rolls-Royce Bespoke is an exciting environment, bringing customer ideas into reality. We produce interior surface components using a variety of materials and finishes. Throughout the process we combine craftsmanship with technology to exacting standards. It is our attention to detail that produces world class interiors. Our team is seeking two placement students to join from July 2027.

Working in Bespoke at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is an exciting environment, bringing the most ambitious designs of our clients into reality. Each day in Bespoke will bring new challenges and opportunities as you support the Bespoke Workshop & Studio teams with day-to-day tasks and projects. This is constantly changing due to the range of bespoke options we offer our clients, and you will learn how to think on your feet in a dynamic workplace. This placement offers you the opportunity to learn how to support the team in bringing new & exciting ideas to life, as well as leading the Experimentations workstream.

What awaits you?

• Supporting the detailed planning activities of the Interior Surface Centre.
• Working with highly experienced industrial and mechanical engineers on new projects and existing processes.
• Working with planning, production and the wider business teams to solve problems.
• Working on future projects to further develop the business by applying sound engineering processes.

What should you bring along?

• Studying towards an Engineering related course, and on track to achieve a 2:2 or above.
• Knowledge, interest and an appetite for mechanical / logical systems would be a distinct advantage.
• You need to be able to work independently within our team and have the ability to organise yourself as well as be able to work in the team environment.
• You will be required to work from your own initiative taking projects and tasks from concept through to a complete and implemented solution.

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay–A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract)and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance
• Exciting Additional Benefits–You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.